Cable-hanger.



Patented Dec'. 23, i902.

P. H. MIXER.

QABLE HANGER. Appums'msd my as, 1902.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PERRIE H.A AUXER, OF CLEVELAND,

AUXER AND CARL P. SEYLER, OF CLEVELAND,r OHIO.

PATENT OFFICE.-

OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO FREDERICK P.

CABLE-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 716,654, dated December23, 1902.

Application filed May 28, 1902.

ffo @ZZ whom, t ntaty con/cern.:

Be it known that I, PERRIE H. AUXEE, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga. and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCable-Hangers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact.description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in cable clips or hangers.

It consists in the novel features ot' construction hereinafterdescribed,reference being had to the accompanying drawings,whichillustrate one form in which I have contemplated embodying my invention,and saidin- 'vention is fully set forth in the description and theclaims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure lis a perspective view ot my deviceapplied to a I section of the cable. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionthrough the center of the device before the band is tightened. Fig. 3 isa like view showing the device in its` clamped position, and Fig. 4 is atop plan view.

In constructing the device according to my invention I employ theordinary band A, (which maybe made of zinc or some other suitablematerial,) which encircles the cable D. A link B is also provded,and oneend b thereof is embraced by a bent-over end portion cof the band A.This link B is substantiallyof the form shown in Fig. 4, preferablyhaving one side thereof bent down, as shown atrbg. Pivoted to this linkis a clamping-lever C, which in this instance is formed of doubledWire,the central portion of which forms aloop cand the two side membersof which are bent so as to form coils c c', which encircles the side barb2 of the link B,which thereby serves as a bearing for said lever. Thefree ends of this lever C are made into suspending-hooks c3, asshown.That lever-arm which terminates in the loop c2 lies at an angle to theother arm, Wherefore when the latter stands in a vertical position, asit does when the clamp is supporting the cable, the former may lie inthe position shown, which is almost tangential to the table.

The application ofthe device is as follows: One end a of the band A isfolded inward Serial No. 109,293. (No model.)

upon itself and around one of the side bars b of the link B in suchmanner that when the device is applied to a cable the bent-over end a.Will be clamped between the cable and the band itself. The other end o.'of the band is passed around the loop c2, the clamping-lever C havingfirst been placed in the position shown in Fig. 2. The clamping-lever Cis then forced into the position shown in Fig. 3, and bysaid movementthe slack which may -be present in the band is taken up,and

ythe loop c2 will assume the position shown,

Wherefore the tension of the band tending to loosen it Willbe exerteddisadvantageously almost in the plane of the pivot of the lever.

It is quite obvious from the above description that the Weight of thecable tends to tighten the grip of the device upon the same and toprevent that movement of the lever C which must take place before theband can be loosened. The slipping of the band around the loop c2 is notlikely to occur it the band is not very thin and flexible; but in theconstruction shown any slipping is practically prevented by the bentpart b2 of the link,

which as the lever is moved in the tightening direction is drawn downagainst the bentover end o of the hand, which is thereby bent around andin some degree clamped down against the loop c2.

Having described my invention, I claiml. In a cable hanger or clip, thecombination with the band, of a link secured to said band, aclamping-lever pivoted to said link and having on one side of the pivota loop with which the other end of the band engages, and, on theopposite side of its pivot means by which it may be suspended,substantially as described.

2. In a cable hanger or clip, the combination with the band of. a linksecured to said band, a wire-clamping lever having coils passing aroundone side bar of said link and having a loop adapted to receive the otherend of said band, and suitable hooks formed on the free ends of saidwire-clamping lever, sub- ICO the bent side bar of said link and havinga loop adapted to receive the other end of said band, and suitable hooksformed on the free ends of said wire-clamping lever, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a cable hanger or clip, the combination with the band, of a linksecured to said band, the side bar of said link having a bentin portion,a clamping-lever pivoted to said link, and having, on one side of thepivot, an arm which terminates in a loop, and having, on the other sideof the pivot, an arm which lies at an angle to the other lever-arm andhas on its end means for suspending the device, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a cable hanger or clip, the combination of a link, a band of whichone end is bent inward around one side of the link so as to lie againstthe cable and between it and the body of the band, a bent-Wire leverhaving in its side members coils which embrace the other side of thelink and having on one side of said coils a loop over which the otherend of the band is folded and having on the opposite sides of said coilshooks whereby to suspend the device, that side of the link which isembraced by said coils being bent down between said coils, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

PERRIE H. AUXER.

Witnesses:

E. B. GILCHRIST, E. L. THURSTON.

